Chapter 155: Good Luck, Good Good
Lin Shiqi burned incense and bowed three times.
I hope to be able to go online soon...
Then I heard the arrogant lady next to me muttering to herself.
"Please bless me with a husband of my dreams. He must be handsome, tall, and good at martial arts. He can support our village in the future... It doesn't matter if he has money or not, but he must be handsome, brave, and good at killing..."
Lin Shiqi...
If she were a Bodhisattva, she wouldn't know whether she should agree to her wish...
She pretended not to hear anything and calmly picked up the lot tube in front of her and shook the lot.
After lighting incense, everyone can shake the lot for free. If they can understand it, they can read it. If they can't understand it but want to understand it, they can go find a master in the temple and spend a little money to have the master interpret it for them.
This is basically a common routine pattern in temples.
There were still people waiting behind, and Zhou Yaogu had also drawn the lot, and the two of them went out.
When he went out, Lin Shiqi saw out of the corner of his eye that strange lady was still shaking lots. After shaking a few lots, she seemed not satisfied and shook again.
Finally, he drew a very auspicious lot and stopped.
Lin Shiqi and the others came out, and Ruan followed them and went in to kneel down.
Ruan knelt for a long time. Lin Shiqi and Zhou Yaogu were just going through the motions, but Ruan was praying sincerely. She closed her eyes, knelt in front of the Goddess of Fertility, and did not get up for a long time.
The people around her have come and gone for several times.
The people behind her in line couldn't help but urge her forward.
Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but let out a long sigh, but didn't say anything.
Take Lin Shiqi and the other two to the aisle next to them to wait and see what the two people got by drawing lots.
When he opened Lin Shiqi's letter, he was overjoyed.
"A very good fortune, very good, it looks like I will have a chance to have my first grandson this year. That woman has drawn the fortune so many times, and it's obvious that she didn't draw a good fortune. You can only draw it once, and the first time is the best. She is so fierce, the Bodhisattva will not arrange anything for her. Unlike our fourth son's wife, who is a decent person, she drew a good fortune right away."
Lin Shiqi was praised again and again.
Lin Shiqi...
Then, Mrs. Zhou looked at Aunt Zhou's fortune again and said, "It's a good fortune, not bad. I told you that the Bodhisattva would advise you to lower your expectations..."
After a while, Ruan came out.
Mrs. Zhou asked, "Where is your lottery ticket? Show it to me."
Ruan handed over the lot and lowered her head. "Draw the lot."
When Mrs. Zhou heard that it was a fortune, she was too lazy to open it.
Seeing Ruan so depressed, Lin Shiqi wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know how.
She really couldn't agree with Ruan's situation. Why did she have to give birth to a son?
The eldest and second daughters are healthy and symbolic. If you want to continue the family line in the future, you can put one in the house to recruit a son-in-law. It is not impossible. There will still be someone to take care of you in your old age.
never mind.
She couldn't do anything about it. A person's thoughts were deeply rooted and couldn't be awakened by a few words from outsiders.
There were huge crowds of people at the temple fair.
Zhou Laosan was dazzled by the sight. He bought a bag of melon seeds and strolled around leisurely. There were several cockfighting arenas and there were quite a lot of people watching the fun.
Most of them are gamblers who share the same hobby as Zhou Laosan.
Zhou Laosan squeezed in without hesitation.
He chose a big rooster and won the first round. Zhou Laosan was very happy.
As a result, he lost several games in a row and was blinded by another fighting cock, resulting in a miserable defeat.
Zhou Laosan bet one or two taels of silver, but it was all gone. He was so disappointed that he slapped his thigh.
All the money of their third room was secretly spent by him every now and then. There were only two laborers in the third room, him and Liu. They suffered from the disadvantage that their children were too young to go to work and earn money like the children of the first and second rooms. Liu alone earned as much as two people. He liked to sneak out to play, and sometimes he did not work seriously, so Mrs. Zhou did not pay him. Therefore, in the third room, basically only Liu's wages were paid.
Whenever he saved up a few taels of silver, he would sneak out to satisfy his urge to have sex, or drink wine and eat meat to satisfy his craving for sex.
Apart from the fact that he had less food, these were the most comfortable days he had lived in the past few years.
If it was before, he would have been satisfied, but when he saw the fourth wife, she seemed to have endless money to spend, and he became extremely jealous, cursing that Liu Shi was not as smart as Lin Shi in making money...
I brought three taels of silver out today, and I spent more than one tael in a flash.
Zhou Laosan was not happy and started the second round.
In the second round, two new fighting cocks were replaced, one was called Changsheng and the other was called Laojiang.
The way to play cockfighting is to win three out of five games.
Zhou Laosan didn't give up and bet on Changsheng to win in the end. The gamblers went crazy and gathered together, shouting wildly.
"Come on, Changsheng! Well done, Changsheng!"
"The veteran will win! The veteran is awesome!"
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Finally, Zhou Laosan became dejected again.
The veteran won narrowly, and Changsheng was beaten so hard that he fled away in panic. Finally, his neck twisted and he died.
"Bah! Bah!"
Just when he was feeling distressed, suddenly, someone pulled his sleeve, "Brother, Third Brother..."
He looked back and saw that it was someone he knew.
The two brothers from Lin Laogen’s family.
Zhou Laosan was a little defensive and frowned subconsciously.
The Lin Dagen brothers were wearing new clothes and new hats. They looked radiant and full of joy.
The two of them were so young, but they still started smoking pipes.
He took a puff and choked so much that tears came out of his eyes, but he still looked nonchalant and unconvinced.
Zhou Laosan was puzzled. The Lin family had gone to their house to beg for money before the New Year, but these two brothers looked so dirty. How could they be so energetic?
This pipe is not made of wood as is common in the countryside. It seems to be made of fine brass and is worth a lot of money.
It doesn't look like he's here to ask for money.
It seems that he has made a fortune somewhere and comes to show off in front of him.
Zhou Laosan was relieved a little and said with a smile, "Hey, aren't these the two Dagen brothers? Where did they make their fortune? They are showing off quite a bit."
Lin Dagen smiled and said, "Third brother, it's been a long time since we last met. Come and play here! How's your luck today?"
Zhou Laosan rubbed his hands and said, "Not really."
At this time, two new fighting cocks came on board and the third round began.
Lin Xiaogen took out a piece of silver and looked at its weight, which was about two or three taels. He casually pressed a fighting cock.
He also called out to Zhou Laosan, "Brother San, come and play too! Which one do you choose?"
"I, I have no money left, just watch you guys play..." Zhou Laosan said awkwardly.
Brother Lin Xiaogen didn't say anything and kept betting for several times.
With good luck, the odds of winning or losing are 50-50.
Every time he spent money, it was two or three taels of silver, and sometimes, four or five taels.
Brother Lin Xiaogen bet more on the last hand and won, and instantly earned more than ten taels of silver.
Zhou Laosan was envious.
After playing a few rounds, Zhou Laosan couldn't help it anymore.
Hesitantly, Ai Ai asked, "Da Gen Xiao Gen, are your parents okay?"
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